1928 Australian federal election

1928 Australian federal election

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All 76[b] seats in the House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House 19 (of the 36) seats in the Senate
Registered	3,444,769 4.32%
Turnout	2,728,815 (93.64%)[a] (2.25 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Stanley Bruce James Scullin Party Nationalist/Country coalition Labor Leader since 9 February 1923 26 April 1928 Leader's seat Flinders (Vic.) Yarra (Vic.) Last election 51 seats 23 seats Seats won 42 31 + NT Seat change 9 8 Percentage 51.60% 48.40% Swing 2.20% 2.20   Third party Fourth party   IND Leader Albert Dunstan N/A Party Country Progressive Party Independents Leader since April 1926 N/A Leader's seat N/A N/A Last election 0 seats 2 seats Seats won 1 seats 1 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 41,713 88,447 Percentage 1.61% 3.41% Swing +1.61 +1.65
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election Stanley Bruce Nationalist/Country coalition Subsequent Prime Minister Stanley Bruce Nationalist/Country coalition

The 1928 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 17 November 1928. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Nationalist–Country coalition, led by Prime Minister Stanley Bruce won a record fifth consecutive election defeating the opposition Labor Party led by James Scullin.

The election was held in conjunction with a referendum on Commonwealth–State relations, which was carried.

Future Prime Ministers John Curtin and Ben Chifley both entered parliament at this election. Both then lost their seats in the 1931 election and did not re-enter parliament until 1934 and 1940 respectively.
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